State Grant Participants

Dr. Talat Salama
Professor
Central Connecticut State University
School of Engineering, Science & Technology
Department of Manufacturing and Construction Management
1615 Stanley Street
P.O. Box 4010
New Britain, CT 06050
Telephone: 860-832-2619
Email: talats@ccsu.edu

Additional Contact:
Kathy Moore
Email: moorek@ccsu.edu
Website: www.msha.gov/rhode-island

Mary Corley
Program Director
Tri-County Technical College
7900 U.S. Highway 76 (physical address)
P.O. Box 587 (mailing address)
Pendleton, SC  29670
Telephone: (864) 646-2047
Email:  mcorley1@tctc.edu
Website: www.tctc.edu/mining

Additional Contact:  Leanne Cobb
Grants Administrator
Telephone: 864 646-1637
Email: lcobb4@tctc.edu

Dr. Purushotham Tukkaraja, QP
Associate Professor of Mining Engineering
Director, SD MSHA State Grants Program
Department of Mining Engineering and Management
South Dakota Mines
501 E. Saint Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Telephone: 605-394-1267
Cell: 605-430-4880
Email: PT@sdsmt.edu

Mr. Robert Swisher
Director, Mine Safety Unit
TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development
P.O. Box 124
Caryville, TN 37714
Telephone: (423) 566-9272
Email:  Robert.Swisher@tn.gov

Additional Contact: Thomas Herrod, Assistant Commissioner
Workplace Regulations and Compliance Division
Telephone:  (615) 253-2741
Email:  Thomas.Herrod@tn.gov

Additional Contact: Kenneth Nealy, Assistant Administrator
Workplace Regulations and Compliance Division
Labor Standards Unit
Telephone: 615-532-1929
Cell: 615-961-0434
Email: Kenneth.Nealy@tn.gov

Additional Contact: Jamie Diefenbach, Executive Admin Assistant 3
Workplace Regulations and Compliance Division
220 French Landing, 2B
Nashville, TN 37243
Telephone: 615-741-7707
Email: jamie.diefenbach@tn.gov 

Website: https://www.tn.gov/workforce/employers/safety---health/regulations-compliance/regulations---compliance-redirect/mine-safety-unit.html

https://www.msha.gov/tennessee

Mrs. Karina Delany
Program Manager
University of Texas – Health and Safety Training Center
3220 Read Granberry Trail, Building PX3
Austin, TX 78758
Telephone: 512-232-1952 Main
Fax:  512-232-2242
Direct:  512- 232-2240
Email:   hstc@austin.utexas.edu             
Website: https://healthsafetytraining.utexas.edu/

Ethan Migliori
Director, Technical Design and Technical Education 
Utah State University Eastern (USU Eastern)
451 East 400 North
Western Instructional Building (WIB)
Price, Utah 84501
Telephone:  435-613-5503
Email: Ethan.Migliori@usu.edu
Website: eastern.usu.edu/cwd/mining

Mr. Richard Wobby Jr.
Mine Safety and Construction Education Specialist
Associated General Contractors of Vermont
PO Box 750
Montpelier, Vermont 05601
Telephone: (802) 223-2374
Email: RJW@agcvt.org

Additional Contacts: 
Jay Ramsey, Workforce Development Director
Vermont Department of Labor
Telephone: (802) 828-4343
Email: Jay.Ramsey@vermont.gov

Cindy Robillard (she/her)
Asst. Director for Programming and Strategic Partnerships
Workforce Development Division
Vermont Department of Labor
PO Box 488
5 Green Mountain Drive
Montpelier, VT 05601
Cell: 802-624-3981
Email: Cindy.Robillard@vermont.gov

Website: www.agcvt.org

Mr. Eddie Taylor
Compliance & Training Specialist
Virginia Department of Energy
3405 Mountain Empire Road
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
Telephone: (276) 523-8100
Email: Eddie.Taylor@energy.virginia.gov

Additional Contacts:

Brooke Colley
Email: Brooke.Colley@energy.virginia.gov

Marshall "Randy" Moore
Email:  Marshall.Moore@energy.virginia.gov

Tim Martin
Email: Tim.Martin@energy.virginia.gov

Terri Gibson
Email: Terri.Gibson@energy.virginia.gov

Vacant

Mr. Frank Foster
Director
Miners' Health, Safety & Training
7 Players Club Drive, Suite 2
Charleston, WV 25311-2126
Telephone: 304-558-1425
Email: Frank.G.Foster@wv.gov

Additional Contact: Thomas McClure, Administrator of Finance & Personnel 
Email: Tom.L.McClure@wv.gov
Office Phone: 304-352-4120
Cell:  304-553-1419

Josh Bell, Administrator
Office Phone: 304-720-1121
Email: Joshua.B.Bell@wv.gov